Peter Vanacore

Peter is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Christian Association of Youth Mentoring (CAYM), which helps churches and nonprofits develop safe, effective, and sustainable mentoring ministries. He has worked in the field of mentoring under resourced youth for four decades. Peter has a master’s in social work from Fordham University and served as a part-time faculty member at Gordon College from 1999-2008 where he taught courses in counseling and at-risk youth. He and his wife, Dianne, live in Westborough, Massachusetts.

Mentorship Through The Teenage Years

I’ve been spending a lot of time with my ten-year-old grandson. It won’t be long before he enters his teenage years and is looking for mentorship from me, and from others. But for now, he has no worries. He lives in a good home, has many loving relativ …

March 15, 2024

a woman teaching a child abuse training seminar in a church

Child Abuse: What Should We Know?

Child Abuse: What Should We Know? God’s desire is for all children to be protected. His angels watch over them, but we know that many types of abuse and neglect happen in homes. There is no class distinction. Rich and poor, well-educated and high schoo …

June 21, 2023

Hope for Youth Aging out of Foster Care

Two questions arise for followers of Jesus Christ: What are we called to do? And how can we do it?

March 15, 2021